"Water Bear breaks the mold for string quartets: part classical, part jazz, part folk, they're in a class by themselves, making music that's as subtle as it is adventurous. Led by violinist Mer Boel, with Ruth Roland (violin), Hank Roberts (cello) and Tim Reppert (bass) completing the quartet, they're first-rate improvisors, top-shelf ensemble players and smart, sophisticated composers, creating music for laughing, listening, and (occasionally) dancing. It's a heady mix, filled with unlikely starts and stops, crossing borders from minimalist to reggae, folk to baroque, ambient to post-bop. ...."

-Kenny Berkowitz, Ithaca Times, August 21, 2002